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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001418100-23-000003"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001418100"
company_name: "Avaya Holdings Corp."
filed_at: "2023-01-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T15:15:52.148711+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Avaya cuts European workforce; estimates $45-51M restructuring charges

## Summary
- European RIF authorized Jan 11, 2023; charges entirely cash-based, primarily employee severance.
- Estimated pre-tax restructuring costs of $45-51 million, all expected in fiscal 2023.
- Company may implement additional workforce reductions and other cost actions.
- Ongoing constructive discussions with financial stakeholders to strengthen balance sheet.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001418100-23-000003
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001418100
- company_name: Avaya Holdings Corp.
- filed_at: 2023-01-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.05
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418100/000141810023000003/0001418100-23-000003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418100/000141810023000003/avya-20230111.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001418100-23-000003.txt

## Key facts
- Restructurings & Charges
  Avaya Holdings Corp. announced a restructuring with charges of approximately $45 million to $51 million in pre-tax restructuring charges in connection with this reduction in force, all of which are expected to be in the for affecting Europe (employees in Europe).
  - Type: restructuring
  - Charge: approximately $45 million to $51 million in pre-tax restructuring charges in connection with this reduction in force, all of which are expected to be in the for
  - Affected area: Europe
  - Headcount: employees in Europe
  source text: reduction in force is aimed at aligning the size of Avaya’s workforce with its operational strategy and cost structure. The Company estimates that it will incur approximately $45 million to $ 51 million in pre-tax restructuring charges in connection with this reduction in force, all of which are expected to be in the form of cash-based expenditures and
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418100/000141810023000003/0001418100-23-000003-index.htm

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